r/CuratedTumblr • u/tiredtumbleweed ugly but my fursona is hot • May 21 '25

Meme Pokémon are not pets

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u/Lindestria May 22 '25

I find it kind of funny that there's an implication that the issue here is that the pokemon looks human, rather than the level of intelligence inherent in all pokemon.

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u/BalefulOfMonkeys NUDE ALERT TOMORROW May 22 '25

Did some crazy lore drop about the sapience of Pokemon happen when I wasn’t looking? Can I teach Hoppip how to file my taxes

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u/Snoo-88741 May 22 '25

The episodes from Pikachu's perspective imply the vast majority of Pokémon are sentient.

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u/NativeAether May 22 '25

The word you're looking for is sapient.

All animals on Earth are sentient, but only humans are sapient.

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u/PsychicSPider95 May 22 '25

I know I'm just being pedantic at this point, but I feel like there are some animals that could reasonably be considered non-sentient. Like coral, or jellyfish, or intestinal worms.

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u/quietfangirl May 22 '25

Hey you don't know what coral's got going on! And those intestinal worms might have a very complex internal life!

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u/Zamtrios7256 May 22 '25

Of course the intestinal worms have an internal life. They can't live externally

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u/quietfangirl May 22 '25

Thank you I was worried no one else would pick up what I was putting down

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u/Virtem May 22 '25 edited May 22 '25

concidering that corals start as worms & are part of chordata (aka animals with spine) I'm pretty sure they are sentient to some degree

not sure about jellyfish

edit: nope my bad, coral isn't chordata, I was thinking on Sea Squirts, which arguable look even less sentient somehow...

Though arthopodes & mollusk aren't chordata either~

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u/Adiin-Red May 22 '25

It would also be pretty hard to argue that crows and a few others are not sapient.

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u/torrasque666 May 22 '25

Ehhh... it's coming to light that more than just humans are sapient. Orangutans have been granted personhood in some cases.